Recent Blog Posts in September 2012

IBC 2012 - A Retrospective (Part 2)

Posted By Sam Johnson

Blackmagic Terranex I remember last year visiting the the Terranex stand at IBC and looking at all they had to offer as we were looking for a hardware standards converter that didn't cost the earth, unfortunately Terranex's 2011 offering was still ...Continue reading "IBC 2012 - A Retrospective (Part 2)" »

I've had a week and bit to digest this year's IBC and thought I'd reflect. T'was a funny conference. It was filled with a lot of the same tech that was announced/demoed at BVE, NAB and even IBC 2011, so there was a slight lack of new announcements. ...Continue reading "IBC 2012 - A Retrospective (Part I)" »

In my work as a video editor and as an instructor, I try to focus on the importance of storytelling over the importance of the tools. But it's hard. Good storytelling elements never change, whereas video editing tools change like the weather. For ...Continue reading "Making the switch: Mac to PC" »

People are getting "IBC Fatigue". I can feel it all around me, the excitement that existed a couple of days ago is diminishing. For the vendors, tomorrow is the light at the end of the tunnel. For the visitors, sleep and a chance to rest the feet is ...Continue reading "IBC 2012: Day 4 - I Have Seen The Future" »

Physicists in the last ten years have accomplished an incredible feat; they have slowed and even stopped light using ultra cold plasmas. The light is absorbed in the plasma and does not radiate again until a laser beam perpendicular to the original ...Continue reading "IBC 2012: Slowing Time - Massing Data" »